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‘Poriborton’ in Bengal or politics of intimidation?

REKHA SARIN, Benaulim
Published May 10
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As promised by Modi, poriborton (change) has begun post haste in Bengal. All the unemployed youth have gotten jobs ” the job of dancing before mosques, the job of literally bulldozing minority shops, the job of forcibly changing names of places which were earlier named after Mughals, the job of destroying and setting fire to offices of the opposition party, the job of singing/dancing with swords in trains, the job of forcing Muslim-owned establishments to shut shop and leave, the job of generally unleashing mayhem ” just seek and destroy. Of course, Amit Shah's 250,000-strong paramilitary forces are on standby for the next two months in Bengal to successfully oversee the poriborton by remaining mute spectators. Bengal is entering a glorious age where no one will be left unemployed; the thugs will rule.

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